The tweets garnered thousands of likes and retweets before being deleted shortly after.

Movie star and musician Jack Black’s “Tenacious D” band account tweeted that the star had died, announcing, “I’m sad to officially announce the death of Jack Black at the age of 46, rest in peace brother,” followed by the hashtag #RipJackBlack. The tweets tricked thousands of fans into thinking that Black had actually died, and many people soon joined in with the hashtag before the account made a statement explaining the hoax.

WE had our Twitter account hacked. We can assure you that Jack is ALIVE and WELL and that this was a sick "prank".

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards had his account description changed, listing him as an “ugly cancerous man” before posting a tweet asking fans to follow the hackers account. “If you dont follow me I’m going to blow up this airport,” his hacker wrote, tagging Malaysian Airlines in the post.

Late musician and ex-Beatle George Harrison also wasn’t safe, despite passing away in 2001. “Hey George, follow @j5zlol when you see this and shoot me a DM. I’ll help you secure your accounts :) I don’t want to cause you any harm, thanks bud,” posted the hacker in Harrison’s bio without realising he was dead. “Well shit I hacked someone and I didn’t even know they was dead.. my bad,” the hacker said after finding out.

Ex-Jackass star Ryan Dunn, who passed away in 2011, had his account hacked to tweet, “Just met Tupac, real nice guy.” The account hadn’t made any posts since Dunn’s tragic death five years ago.

The hack caused a large amount of sensation on Twitter, with the compromised tweets to go viral before their swift deletion, but the incident opened the eyes of everyone spectating as to how easy it could be for a malicious individual to take over a world A-lister’s account, let alone your average Joe.